Brazil to Broach Steel Tariffs
With U.S., but With Little Hope

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian officials plan to talk with U.S. trade representatives Thursday as they battle U.S. steel tariffs within a World Trade Organization consultative process.

A diplomat with the Brazilian Mission at the WTO said Brazil and New Zealand have jointly requested the meeting. Both countries are at an initial stage in the steel tariff dispute against the U.S., but Brazil, holding out little hope for the consultations,...